New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Four years ago, on September 7, 2022, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari, marking a major public outreach movement aimed at building connections with the people.

The massive 4,080-kilometre padyatra covered 12 states and two Union Territories over 145 days before culminating in Srinagar on January 30, 2023.

Marking its fourth anniversary, Congress leaders on Monday commemorated the Bharat Jodo Yatra as pivotal and a re-energiser for the party.

The Congress's official handle on X said the party began the journey "with a simple belief - love can conquer hate, and hope can defeat fear," adding that "thousands of kilometres and countless conversations later, that belief is str...